10A NCAC 09 .1102 · Violation

Name of Operation: METHOD CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER Facility ID: 92001860 Consultant: ANTIONETTE WILLIAMS Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 5/8/2026 Number Present: 78 Completed Date: 5/8/2026 Age: From 0 To 5 Total Minutes: 255 Time In: 10:30 AM Time Out: 02:45 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements for an annual compliance visit, including compliance with requirements located in Child Care Rule Section .3000 in all spaces where children participating in the NC Pre-K program are cared for. Your program currently operates with a Five-Star license. Your program was also monitored for compliance with implementing an approved curriculum as required for all four- and five-star licensed facilities where four-year-old children are enrolled. Today’s visit was conducted with you, Martinique McLaughlin, Center Director. You visited each child care area with me. I monitored classrooms in use for compliance with staff/child ratios, supervision, capacity, group size and staff interaction/discipline. A group of older children were participating in a teacher led group time. The teacher asked the children questions about classroom rules. She then asked children to give examples of the classroom rules. After grout time, children started routine toileting in preparation for outdoor time. In a classroom for younger children, staff supervised children as they were starting rest time. The light remained on and children rested on their cots quietly. Another group of younger children finished eating lunch and got individual books to read while sitting on the carpet area. In the room for infants, staff sat on the floor with infants who were having floor play time. Infants crawled around the space and manipulated materials. Staff talked with children about their movement and activity. Another staff member fed a child and talked with the child about the meal, next step such as handwashing, and about the child excitement. The facility was monitored for health and safety requirements both indoors and outdoors. Program requirements, equipment, and furnishings were monitored. Inspections and drills were current. One violation related to the fire inspection was cited. A sampling of children’s and existing staff’s records, and all new staff records was monitored. The information was documented on the children’s records form and the staff and training worksheet. One violation related to staff records was documented. Information regarding compliance was documented on an Annual Compliance Monitoring Checklist. The last annual compliance visit was conducted 6/4/2025. The owner/operator is listed as current/active with the NC Secretary of State. The facility does not transport children. NC PRE-K REQUIREMENTS: NC Pre-K requirements were monitored which also included screenings, family engagement, children records, ongoing assessments, and parent/teacher conferences. Violation Number Comment Rule 106 Operator has not scheduled and obtained a fire inspection within 12 months of the previous inspection. Operator did not submit the original approved report to DCDEE within one week of the inspection visit on a form provided by the Division. A fire inspection has not been completed since 2/14/2025. 10A NCAC 09 .0304(a) 1893 Distance learning was used to complete First Aid, CPR and/or playground safety training. A staff member used distance learning to complete CPR and First Aid training. 10A NCAC 09 .1102(c-e); 10A NCAC 09 .1105(3) Child Care programs are expected to achieve and maintain compliance at all times and are required by NC GS 110-90(4) (d) to achieve and maintain an eighteen-month compliance history score of at least seventy-five percent. Any violation(s) documented may impact the compliance history score. The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. On or before May 22, 2026, I must receive a compliance letter explaining how and when the violations were corrected. Please be aware any information submitted by you is legal documentation. If sufficient information is not received by the due date, a follow-up visit may be conducted. Mail or email the information to: Antionette Williams 2201 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699 Antionette.williams@dhhs.nc.gov TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE: CPR/First Aid – Completing CPR and First Aid training in-person allows for hands on practice with compression depth and rescue breaths. The training must be from an approved agency, completed face-to-face, and renewed every two years before the expiration date on the certification card. Today you scheduled the staff member to complete the in-person CPR and FA training. In the future, you may visit DCDEE, https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Training-and-Professional-Development/Health-and-Safety-Trainings/Be-a-Smart-Consumer-of-First-Aid-and-CPR-Training to see all the approved agencies. Fire Inspection - You have requested the fire inspection and received an email back regarding scheduling. ABCMS: The facility has added staff to the ABCMS. CLEAN CLASSROOMS: You have completed the requirements for lead in water. You are awaiting a visit for the lead in paint and asbestos testing from RTI. The visit summary was reviewed and left with you today. Feel free to contact me with questions about this visit at 919-819-9383 or antionette.williams@dhhs.nc.gov. You may also contact my Supervisor, Michele Remington, at 919-819-9355 or michele.remington@dhhs.nc.gov. If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times

Open Not marked corrected in the state record

Category: supervision. Open / not marked corrected.

10A NCAC 09 .1105 · Violation

Name of Operation: METHOD CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER Facility ID: 92001860 Consultant: ANTIONETTE WILLIAMS Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 5/8/2026 Number Present: 78 Completed Date: 5/8/2026 Age: From 0 To 5 Total Minutes: 255 Time In: 10:30 AM Time Out: 02:45 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements for an annual compliance visit, including compliance with requirements located in Child Care Rule Section .3000 in all spaces where children participating in the NC Pre-K program are cared for. Your program currently operates with a Five-Star license. Your program was also monitored for compliance with implementing an approved curriculum as required for all four- and five-star licensed facilities where four-year-old children are enrolled. Today’s visit was conducted with you, Martinique McLaughlin, Center Director. You visited each child care area with me. I monitored classrooms in use for compliance with staff/child ratios, supervision, capacity, group size and staff interaction/discipline. A group of older children were participating in a teacher led group time. The teacher asked the children questions about classroom rules. She then asked children to give examples of the classroom rules. After grout time, children started routine toileting in preparation for outdoor time. In a classroom for younger children, staff supervised children as they were starting rest time. The light remained on and children rested on their cots quietly. Another group of younger children finished eating lunch and got individual books to read while sitting on the carpet area. In the room for infants, staff sat on the floor with infants who were having floor play time. Infants crawled around the space and manipulated materials. Staff talked with children about their movement and activity. Another staff member fed a child and talked with the child about the meal, next step such as handwashing, and about the child excitement. The facility was monitored for health and safety requirements both indoors and outdoors. Program requirements, equipment, and furnishings were monitored. Inspections and drills were current. One violation related to the fire inspection was cited. A sampling of children’s and existing staff’s records, and all new staff records was monitored. The information was documented on the children’s records form and the staff and training worksheet. One violation related to staff records was documented. Information regarding compliance was documented on an Annual Compliance Monitoring Checklist. The last annual compliance visit was conducted 6/4/2025. The owner/operator is listed as current/active with the NC Secretary of State. The facility does not transport children. NC PRE-K REQUIREMENTS: NC Pre-K requirements were monitored which also included screenings, family engagement, children records, ongoing assessments, and parent/teacher conferences. Violation Number Comment Rule 106 Operator has not scheduled and obtained a fire inspection within 12 months of the previous inspection. Operator did not submit the original approved report to DCDEE within one week of the inspection visit on a form provided by the Division. A fire inspection has not been completed since 2/14/2025. 10A NCAC 09 .0304(a) 1893 Distance learning was used to complete First Aid, CPR and/or playground safety training. A staff member used distance learning to complete CPR and First Aid training. 10A NCAC 09 .1102(c-e); 10A NCAC 09 .1105(3) Child Care programs are expected to achieve and maintain compliance at all times and are required by NC GS 110-90(4) (d) to achieve and maintain an eighteen-month compliance history score of at least seventy-five percent. Any violation(s) documented may impact the compliance history score. The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. On or before May 22, 2026, I must receive a compliance letter explaining how and when the violations were corrected. Please be aware any information submitted by you is legal documentation. If sufficient information is not received by the due date, a follow-up visit may be conducted. Mail or email the information to: Antionette Williams 2201 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699 Antionette.williams@dhhs.nc.gov TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE: CPR/First Aid – Completing CPR and First Aid training in-person allows for hands on practice with compression depth and rescue breaths. The training must be from an approved agency, completed face-to-face, and renewed every two years before the expiration date on the certification card. Today you scheduled the staff member to complete the in-person CPR and FA training. In the future, you may visit DCDEE, https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Training-and-Professional-Development/Health-and-Safety-Trainings/Be-a-Smart-Consumer-of-First-Aid-and-CPR-Training to see all the approved agencies. Fire Inspection - You have requested the fire inspection and received an email back regarding scheduling. ABCMS: The facility has added staff to the ABCMS. CLEAN CLASSROOMS: You have completed the requirements for lead in water. You are awaiting a visit for the lead in paint and asbestos testing from RTI. The visit summary was reviewed and left with you today. Feel free to contact me with questions about this visit at 919-819-9383 or antionette.williams@dhhs.nc.gov. You may also contact my Supervisor, Michele Remington, at 919-819-9355 or michele.remington@dhhs.nc.gov. If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times

Open Not marked corrected in the state record

Category: supervision. Open / not marked corrected.

NC GS 110-90 · Violation

Name of Operation: METHOD CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER Facility ID: 92001860 Consultant: ANTIONETTE WILLIAMS Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 5/8/2026 Number Present: 78 Completed Date: 5/8/2026 Age: From 0 To 5 Total Minutes: 255 Time In: 10:30 AM Time Out: 02:45 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements for an annual compliance visit, including compliance with requirements located in Child Care Rule Section .3000 in all spaces where children participating in the NC Pre-K program are cared for. Your program currently operates with a Five-Star license. Your program was also monitored for compliance with implementing an approved curriculum as required for all four- and five-star licensed facilities where four-year-old children are enrolled. Today’s visit was conducted with you, Martinique McLaughlin, Center Director. You visited each child care area with me. I monitored classrooms in use for compliance with staff/child ratios, supervision, capacity, group size and staff interaction/discipline. A group of older children were participating in a teacher led group time. The teacher asked the children questions about classroom rules. She then asked children to give examples of the classroom rules. After grout time, children started routine toileting in preparation for outdoor time. In a classroom for younger children, staff supervised children as they were starting rest time. The light remained on and children rested on their cots quietly. Another group of younger children finished eating lunch and got individual books to read while sitting on the carpet area. In the room for infants, staff sat on the floor with infants who were having floor play time. Infants crawled around the space and manipulated materials. Staff talked with children about their movement and activity. Another staff member fed a child and talked with the child about the meal, next step such as handwashing, and about the child excitement. The facility was monitored for health and safety requirements both indoors and outdoors. Program requirements, equipment, and furnishings were monitored. Inspections and drills were current. One violation related to the fire inspection was cited. A sampling of children’s and existing staff’s records, and all new staff records was monitored. The information was documented on the children’s records form and the staff and training worksheet. One violation related to staff records was documented. Information regarding compliance was documented on an Annual Compliance Monitoring Checklist. The last annual compliance visit was conducted 6/4/2025. The owner/operator is listed as current/active with the NC Secretary of State. The facility does not transport children. NC PRE-K REQUIREMENTS: NC Pre-K requirements were monitored which also included screenings, family engagement, children records, ongoing assessments, and parent/teacher conferences. Violation Number Comment Rule 106 Operator has not scheduled and obtained a fire inspection within 12 months of the previous inspection. Operator did not submit the original approved report to DCDEE within one week of the inspection visit on a form provided by the Division. A fire inspection has not been completed since 2/14/2025. 10A NCAC 09 .0304(a) 1893 Distance learning was used to complete First Aid, CPR and/or playground safety training. A staff member used distance learning to complete CPR and First Aid training. 10A NCAC 09 .1102(c-e); 10A NCAC 09 .1105(3) Child Care programs are expected to achieve and maintain compliance at all times and are required by NC GS 110-90(4) (d) to achieve and maintain an eighteen-month compliance history score of at least seventy-five percent. Any violation(s) documented may impact the compliance history score. The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. On or before May 22, 2026, I must receive a compliance letter explaining how and when the violations were corrected. Please be aware any information submitted by you is legal documentation. If sufficient information is not received by the due date, a follow-up visit may be conducted. Mail or email the information to: Antionette Williams 2201 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699 Antionette.williams@dhhs.nc.gov TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE: CPR/First Aid – Completing CPR and First Aid training in-person allows for hands on practice with compression depth and rescue breaths. The training must be from an approved agency, completed face-to-face, and renewed every two years before the expiration date on the certification card. Today you scheduled the staff member to complete the in-person CPR and FA training. In the future, you may visit DCDEE, https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Training-and-Professional-Development/Health-and-Safety-Trainings/Be-a-Smart-Consumer-of-First-Aid-and-CPR-Training to see all the approved agencies. Fire Inspection - You have requested the fire inspection and received an email back regarding scheduling. ABCMS: The facility has added staff to the ABCMS. CLEAN CLASSROOMS: You have completed the requirements for lead in water. You are awaiting a visit for the lead in paint and asbestos testing from RTI. The visit summary was reviewed and left with you today. Feel free to contact me with questions about this visit at 919-819-9383 or antionette.williams@dhhs.nc.gov. You may also contact my Supervisor, Michele Remington, at 919-819-9355 or michele.remington@dhhs.nc.gov. If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times

Open Not marked corrected in the state record

Category: supervision. Open / not marked corrected.